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By CARLE THORWIS 



BKLt-INGHAM, WASHINSTOW 
aOX.E.T PRKSB 

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LiBRARV at GOWSRESS 
Two Oopies Kecelved 

MAY 20 1904 
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SCENE— A Country Home, Garden. 

Enter JOHN {singings guitar accomp. )- 

Sunbeams are streaming, 
Dewdrops are gleaming, 
My love lies dreaming, 

My darling, my queen ! 
Glories are holding 
Back their unfolding, 
Sparrows are scolding, 

Awake, O Eileen! 

Eileen {opening the window) — 

Who are you, that looks so fine, 
In this morning's sweet sunshine? 
You? — who should be herding swine 
In the hills 'mongoak and pine. 

John — 

Prithee, hist! O lady fair! 
'Twas this morning's balmy air 
Brought me here and left me here 
Waiting for you to appear. 



At the dove cote see the dove 
To its chosen mate make love. 

Eileen — 

Love was once the happy dot 

That fell to a maiden's lot, 

But in deed love is forgot — 

Sung and preached, but practiced not. 

John — 

Speak not thus. Earth still is blest. 
See the linnet, from its breast 
Feathers plucking for its nest. 
Love me — leave to me the rest. 

Eileen — 

Nay — like in the song just sung 
By you. 'Twas when I was young, 
When the ' 'snows' ' red and ripe hung, 
That my heart was from me wrung, 

John — 

Childish love! Ah, let it not 
Like a spectre ride your cot. 
Eileen, ere I leave this spot, 
Promise me you'll change my lot. 



Eileen — 



For such saying, shame to you! 
Love, false-stepping, love must rue. 
Like the sky's unbroken blue, 
To my lover I'll be true. 

John — 

Pretty speech that, handsome miss, 
Here's to you my parting kiss. 
All your life be one of bliss. 
B're I go, remember this: — 
{sings) 

There was a sign 

And there was a token, 
A motion of hand, 

A trinket was broken. 
If I that trinket 

Can show, and the sign 
Give to you, Eileen, 

Then, will you be mine? 

Eileen — 

There was a sign 

And there was a token, 

A motion of hand, 
A trinket was broken. 



Have you that sign 
And the trinket also? 

Give you the sign 

And the keep to me show. 

John [giving the sign) — 

This — the sign was, was it not? 

Eileen — 

That was it, I ne'er forgot. 

John — 

This — the keepsake? Let us match? 

Eileen— 

Throw yours up here, I can catch. 

John {singing: Eileen comparing) — 

All night long I watched your window 

That you might come to no harm, 
Vigil kept 'till heav'n changed into 

Timid morn, yet kept I warm. 
It was love for you, that growing. 

Gave me comfort with its charm 
'Til my song, from heart o'erflowing. 

Startled you with rude alarm. 



ElLKKN — 

And you came, our kine to herd — 
How romantic! How absurd! 
It's the best I ever heard, 
John, your pardon — you're a bird. 

John — 

Could I like the swallow wing, 
And like nightingale could sing, 
To your window-sill I'd swing, 
Would my whole plaint to you bring. 

ElivKEN — 

See the blossoms on the tree 
Nearest to you, and the bee 
Sipping so assiduously — 
Symbolic of industry. 

John {transferring a ladder leaning against 
tree to wall below window^ and ascending) — 

Aye; this ladder serve me shall 

To round out my early call. 

There! — have care, dear, lest you fall — 

Love, Eileen! How blest is all ! 

INTERLUDE {song) 

Let the old world spin around 
In it's orbit 'mong the stars. 



Hateful passion, lock or bars, 
May these never mark love's bound. 
Love has ever some way found, 

Palace from or vessel's spars^ 

Princes, all, aye, and the tars, 
Means will find that gods astound. 
See how heaven's glorious smile 

Beautifies our ancient earth; 
How each creature free, in guile 

Leaves its nest, or lair, or berth; 
Whilst the lovers, for the while. 

Happiness in love assert! 

L' ENVOI 

With linnets soft calling 

The dew drops a falling 

And roses exhaling 

Their perfume so sweet; 

The glories unfolding; 

And lover love holding 

From Love's cup regaling — 
The picture's complete. 



JOHx\— 

Did you? But that doesn't rhyme. 



ElLEKN — 

Yes. I knew you all the time. 

John — 

Knew me last night at the door. 
When you pitied me so poor? 

Eileen — 

Lest we transgress Prudence* law — 

John — 

Yes, sweet Eileen! — au revoir. 

Eileen — 

I today shall speak with ma. 
Go you and make friends with pa. 

John — 

Must we part? Oh dearest Eileen! 

Sweeter thou than morning* s light; 
Than the stars of summer night, e*en 

Than those orbs, thine eyes more bright. 
This is like from Heaven descending. 

Thou, my angel! Pure as the 
Tears of Andromache, bending 

O'er her babe, my love shall be. 



Eileen — 

All earth's treasure, all earth's pleasure, 

Thee without, how poor they'll wax. 
But with thee, come what the measure, 

If of cares, how light the tax. 
Come or summer or come winter. 

Be there care or be there joy, 
Nothing shall between us enter. 

Thine my love without alloy. 

John {reaching terra firmd) — 

Ah, the earth — it feels so chilling 
After heaven's brief enjoyment. 

That I were thy slave, how willing 
I'd obey thee; the employment — 

Eileen — 

Hush! I hear the house astir — 
No, 'twas fear that me deceived; 

Yet, depart, should spying occur, 
Wagging tongue might be believed. 

John {having restored ladder to former posi- 
tion) — 

Au revoir, Eileen, my love! 

When the twilight shadows fall, 



And the stars, love, shine above, 
I will pass here with this call: 

{whistles) 

Eileen — 

I'll be watching, I'll be waiting. 
When long reaching shadows draw; 

'Till the songsters cease relating. 
Until then, John, au revoir! 

Exit John^ Eileen watching him disappearing . 

{Curtain) 





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